The World University (WU) was an educational institution based in
Benson,
Arizona
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,
United States
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. It was dedicated to education in
esoteric
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, spiritual, and non-traditional subjects.
History
It was founded by H. John Zitko (1911–2003), who served as WU's president. The World University Roundtable, the university's parent corporation, was proposed in
Los Angeles, California
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, on December 21, 1946, and formed as a nonprofit corporation on February 24, 1947. The World University was established on December 21, 1967, by the Roundtable membership.
In 1969, WU purchased a complex of buildings in
Tucson, Arizona
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, which served as the university's campus. In 1985, WU purchased an property, the "Desert Sanctuary Campus," located at the foot of the
Rincon Mountain Range near Benson, Arizona, and in 1987 completed the move of its operations to the latter location. After Dr. Zitko's death in 2003, interest in the University has waned. The Benson property was sold and the money is held in trust by Beth Zitko, Dr. Zitko's daughter. Very little is being done with the World University except for the sale of Dr. Zitko's Lemurian Theo-Christic Conception lessons.
References
* Zitko, Howard John (1980). ''World University Insights, With Your Future in Mind: New Age Perspectives in Questions and Answers''. Tucson, Arizona: World University Press. .
External links
The World University official site1968 call for funds
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The World University
Distance education institutions based in the United States
Educational institutions established in 1967
Buildings and structures in Cochise County, Arizona
Education in Cochise County, Arizona
1967 establishments in Arizona
Benson, Arizona